Paul Brandt
Award-winning singer/songwriter works on behalf of several local and global humanitarian efforts.
Born in Calgary, Paul Brandt attended to study nursing and worked as a pediatric nurse at the . During this time, he continued to pursue his passion for music.
Winning first prize in the Youth Talent Showdown at the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede, he went on to capture the attention of in Toronto and was later signed by the Nashville office. After the release of his debut album, Calm Before the Storm, the #5 song, "My Heart Has A History," became the first song to chart in the U.S. by a Canadian Male Country Artist. The follow-up single "I Do" went to #1.
Over a stellar musical career, Brandt has received numerous Canadian Country Music Awards, JUNO Awards, and also the Country Music Award for Global Artist of the Year in 2005.
Using his fame as a platform to help people around the world, Brandt's
humanitarian efforts include working with and and, in doing so, helps to raise awareness of the various needs in developing and war-torn countries.
For his outstanding achievements in music and humanitarianism, the Ãâ·Ñ¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ÔÚÏß¿´Æ¬ of Lethbridge will honour Paul Brandt by conferring upon him the degree of Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa.